O-356-CCity of Clermont
Ordinance No. 356-C
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 26, "ELECTIONS", SECTION 26-2,
"NOMINATING PETITIONS; FILING", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATION PERIOD FOR
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Statute Section 100.3605, Conduct of Municipal Elections, provides
that the Florida Election Code shall govern the conduct of a municipality's election in the absence
of an applicable special act, charter or ordinance provisions; and
WHEREAS, Florida Statute Section 99.061 of the Florida Election Code, was recently
amended to provide that the qualifying period for candidates to elected offices other than municipal
offices shall occur earlier than that as set forth in the City of Clermont Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clermont typically contracts with the Lake County Supervisor of
Elections to administer municipal elections as needed in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Clermont to provide for an earlier
qualifying period and to avoid confusion with inconsistency in applicable elections laws and thus
amend Section 26-2 of the City Code to be consistent with Florida Statute 99.061.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION 1:
Section 26-2 entitled "Nominating Petitions; Filing" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Clermont, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26-2. Nominating petitions; filing.
Candidates for any elective office shall qualify by a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters
and filed with the City Clerk during a qualifying period beginning at 12:00 noon on the 71St day
prior to the first primary and ending at noon the 67th day prior to the date of the first primary as
prescribed in the State Statutes or by City Council. The petition shall also contain, or have
affixed thereto, the candidate's acceptance of the nomination, which shall also contain a
statement that, if elected, he or she will so serve. If not a part of the petition, the city shall omit
his or her name from the ballot. All candidate petitions shall be preserved by the City Clerk for
six months after the date of the general or special election.
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City of Clermont
Ordinance No. 356-C
SECTION 2:
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3:
Should any section or part of a section be declared invalid by any Court of competent
jurisdiction, such adjudication shall not apply to or affect any other section or provision of this
Ordinance except to the extent that the entire section or part of a section may be inseparable in
meaning and effect from the section to which such holding shall apply.
SECTION 4:
This Ordinance shall be published as provided by law and shall become law and shall take effect
on the date of its Second Reading and Final Passage.
PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT,
LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS 13~h DAY OF MAY, 2008.
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Harold . Turville, Jr., Mayor
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Attest:
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Tracy A oyd, Cit lerk
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